UNI pulled out some surprises as they were able to do some passing which is one of their weaknesses. QB Welsh was 8 of 11 for the day and passed for 148 yds and 2 TD. He also added just as many yards on the ground as Welsh ran for 172 yds. UNI's Heisman winner, HB Steve Jackson ran for 113 yds and had 3 TD.
The biggest surprise of the game was the Time of Possession. UNI held the ball for nearly 80% of the game with a time of 22:18 to Penn State's 5:42.
UNI's defense did their job by holding Penn State to a negative in rushing yards for -5 and held Penn State to a astounding 2 Total Offense yards!
Pelini increases his perfect bowl record to 6-0 and only has the Fiesta Bowl trophy to acquire of the five major bowl trophies.